Jacques Barrot
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Jacques Barrot (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 3 February 1937 – 3 December 2014) was a French politician who served in the European Commission as Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security (2008–2010), Commissioner for Transport (2004–2008) and Commissioner for Regional Policy (2004). He was also one of the vice-presidents of the Barroso Commission. In France, he held several ministerial posts and was later a member of the Constitutional Council from 2010 until his death in 2014.[1][2]
European Commissioner
Barrot joined the Prodi Commission in April 2004 as Commissioner for Regional Policy, before moving in November 2004 to become Commissioner for Transport and a vice-president in the first Barroso Commission.[3] In May 2008, following Franco Frattini’s departure from the Commission, Barrot took over the Justice, Freedom and Security portfolio. On 18 June 2008 the European Parliament held hearings on the reshuffle and approved the related changes; on the same day MEPs also voted to appoint Antonio Tajani as Transport Commissioner.[4][5] He remained Commissioner until February 2010, when the second Barroso Commission took office and the portfolio was split between Viviane Reding (Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship) and Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs).[6]
National politics
Barrot served several terms as a deputy for Haute-Loire (1967–1974, 1981–1995, 1997–2004) and presided over the Haute-Loire General Council (1976–2001). He was Minister of Health (1979–1981) and Minister of Labour (1995–1997).[7][8]
Conviction and amnesty
In 2000 Barrot received an eight-month suspended sentence for illegal party funding related to the CDS; the sentence concerned acts covered by a 1995 presidential amnesty, which expunged the conviction under French law.[9][10] The European Parliament’s legal service accepted that he was not legally required to disclose an amnestied conviction during his 2004 hearing.[11][12] This came after the UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage revealed the conviction in a statement in the European Parliament.[13]
Constitutional Council and death
Barrot was appointed to the Constitutional Council on 12 March 2010 and served until his death on 3 December 2014 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.[14][15][16]
Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (2011).[17]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jacques Barrot". Conseil constitutionnel (in français). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barrot Jacques". FranceArchives (in français). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jacques Barrot – Green Paper on Urban Transport (SPEECH/07/339)". European Commission – Press corner. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Parliament approves Jacques Barrot as Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner" (PDF). European Parliament – Press. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Italian Commissioner 'not pocketable by any lobby'". Euractiv. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Annual Report 2008 – Visits". European Court of Human Rights. 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jacques Barrot – fiche parlementaire". Assemblée nationale – Sycomore (in français). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barrot Jacques". FranceArchives (in français). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barrot survives call to quit". The Guardian. Reuters. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Repères". Le Monde (in français). 24 November 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barrot cleared by Parliament's legal service". EUobserver. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barrot cleared by Parliament's legal service". Euractiv. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gow, David (20 November 2004). "Ukip stokes row over Barroso deputy". The Guardian.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jacques Barrot". Conseil constitutionnel (in français). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."L'homme politique français Jacques Barrot est mort". Le Monde (in français). 3 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Déclaration du Président Jean-Claude Juncker à la suite du décès de Jacques Barrot (STATEMENT/14/2353)". European Commission – Press corner (in français). 3 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barrot Jacques". FranceArchives (in français). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
External links
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